New Delhi, April 8 -- A temporary pause in the US-Iran war appears to be taking shape. Statements from both Washington and Islamabad suggested a short-term ceasefire. Why Islamabad? Here's the reason.

US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks. According to his statement, the decision came after conversations with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir. The ceasefire is also linked to Iran agreeing to the safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump says US forces have already achieved their military objectives and that negotiations were progressing. He has also revealed that Iran shared a 10-point proposal which Washington considers a wo...